Professor Aymeric Lim is Chief Executive Officer of the National University Hospital (NUH) and Deputy Chief Executive of the National University Health System (NUHS). He is also a Senior Consultant in NUH’s Department of Hand & Reconstructive Microsurgery and Professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine.
Since becoming NUH’s CEO in 2021, Professor Lim has strengthened leadership at all levels and championed staff-led innovation and the use of digital tools and AI to simplify work and improve care. Under his leadership, NUH launched the Incredible Care movement to build a shared culture grounded in values aligned with the NUHS vision. In 2025, NUH personalised Epic for all clinicians to improve usability and reduce administrative burden. The initiative has since been extended to nursing, allied health, and pharmacy professionals.
As Deputy Chief Executive, Professor Lim leads the NUHS Healthcare Workforce of the Future priority, working with leaders across NUHS and Group HR to strengthen workforce capabilities, develop future healthcare leaders, and support staff fulfilment and better care delivery. He also oversees the establishment of NUHS Global to extend the cluster’s clinical, academic, and innovation capabilities internationally and contributes to its broader strategic priorities.
Professor Lim previously served as the first Group Chairman, Medical Board of NUHS (2017–2020), Group Chief Human Resource Officer of NUHS (2018–2019), and Chairman, Medical Board of NUH (2008–2016). He was also Vice Dean (Leadership Development & Strategy) at the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine (2017) and founding Dean of the Healthcare Leadership College at MOH Holdings (2012–2021). He served as Commanding Officer of a Combat Support Hospital in the Singapore Armed Forces from 2009 to 2015.
An internationally recognised hand and reconstructive microsurgeon, Professor Lim’s subspecialty interests include peripheral nerve surgery, brachial plexus injuries, post-stroke upper limb function, and thoracic outlet syndrome. He has published extensively in these areas. His research on the intramuscular innervation of forearm muscles has informed new approaches to tendon and nerve transfers.
In 2019, Professor Lim was awarded the Outstanding Clinician Award at Singapore’s National Medical Excellence Awards for his contributions to clinical innovation and patient safety in microsurgery and peripheral nerve surgery.
He received the Most People-Focused CEO Award at the HR Excellence Awards 2026. In 2023, he was awarded the NTUC May Day Awards Medal of Commendation for contributions that included improvements to staff welfare and work prospects.
For his contributions to Singapore’s pandemic response, he received the Public Administration Medal (Gold) (COVID-19) in 2022. He was also awarded the Long Service Medal (2022), Public Administration Medal (Silver) (2018), and Commendation Medal (Military) (2012) at the National Day Awards.
